In life, we often encounter people who seem harmless but have a hidden agenda. They take advantage of your generosity while pretending to be innocent, leaving you feeling frustrated and unappreciated.
I experienced this firsthand with my elderly neighbor. One day, she stopped me near our building and asked if I could help her with her computer. She said she couldn’t open any websites. When I checked, I saw that her computer wasn’t connected to Wi-Fi. A few days earlier, I had replaced my router and changed the password. That’s when I remembered—eight years ago, she had asked for my help because she didn’t have internet and needed to contact her son in China. I had set up Skype for her and connected her to my Wi-Fi, but I never disconnected her.
When I explained that she had been using my internet for eight years, she simply asked, “What should I do now?” I suggested she get her own internet plan, which was only $4 a month. Her response was, “Just set it up like before. You have internet. Why not share?” I politely refused. She never thanked me for the years of free internet, and now she doesn’t even say hello. Despite this, I still choose to trust people.
